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# Globus Connect Personal

You can create an endpoint on your personal computer.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Note if you are using Globus Connect Personal for a transfer to/from your machine, Globus personal will need to stay running on your machine for the transfer to complete.**
{% endhint %}

## Install Globus Connect Personal

1. Download Globus Connect Personal for your computer from <https://www.globus.org/globus-connect-personal>.
2. Install Globus Connect Personal on your computer.

## Setup Globus Connect Personal

1. Start Globus Connect Personal, then click the 'Log In' button (Figure 1).\
   ![Screenshot of Globus Connect Personal login page.](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-77c08a39c660b6f768f6812251ae9cb66fa85391%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.10.44%20AM.png?alt=media)
2. Select the login for your Globus Connect Personal. We click the 'Sign in with Google' in this example (Figure 2).\
   ![Screenshot of Globus Connect Personal login page using Google account.](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cf4b51baccce3c1a15feaf9ac048aca3a1da5267%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.11.00%20AM.png?alt=media)
3. Select the google account to log in (Figure 3).\
   ![Figure 3. Select Google Account](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3dbebe61c9a4c62b6a12a72c5608acb9c8c48921%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.11.17%20AM.png?alt=media)
4. Once logged in, click the 'Continue' button (Figure 4).\
   ![Figure 4. Continue Setup](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f362a08a91a0436e4ddd2646324b6663d33c2779%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.11.33%20AM.png?alt=media)
5. Click the 'Continue' button to complete your Sign up (Figure 5).\
   ![Figure 5. Complete Sign Up](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-52a9a499773849351d7bd9e2a3fe8e28789ef36f%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.12.09%20AM.png?alt=media)
6. Click the 'Allow' button to grant permissions (Figure 6).\
   ![Figure 6. Grant Permission](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-32d7f3a0a80e2e9bdf994336057476a3713784f3%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.12.46%20AM.png?alt=media)
7. Enter your collection name in the 'Collection Name' text box and then click the 'Save' button (Figure 7).\
   ![](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-68d76924b1a41dbdbdd7c4157cf235a3e87cf207%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.14.27%20AM.png?alt=media)
8. Now your home directory on your personal computer is listed (Figure 8).\
   ![](https://1593269995-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FrhWgUCotdswQSGxxHnhk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5fc520177b72122402df194a45110baa617cc08c%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-01%20at%209.15.40%20AM.png?alt=media)


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